Cardiovascular Risk, Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Obesity, childhood and adolescence, school and family-based lifestyle intervention, cardiovascular risk, Obesity and associated cardiovascular risk in childhood and adolescence,, health behaviour
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to determine whether a school based health promotion program in secondary schools is effective with respect to an increase of physical activity, physical fitness and health.
Detailed description
Current understanding of physical activity in childhood demonstrates the health benefits of regular exercise, such as improved cardiovascular fitness, skeletal health and prevention of overweight and obesity. The children obtained weekly health education lessons from their teachers to increase the physical activity in and outside of school and to improve health behavior (healthy food, no drugs) as well as the general well-being of children. Monthly training for teachers and regular training (2-3x/year) for the parents complete the intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSchool children and adolescents as health experts
Experimental group: Weekly health lesson for children; Monthly training for teacher; 2-3 trainings/year for the parents
Sponsors
Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care
Technical University of Munich
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
9 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children in the 1. grade of secondary General Schools or Intermediate Schools with written consent from the parents in the greater Munich area
Exclusion criteria
* Children without written consent from their parents
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daily physical activity > 60 minutes | 4 years | number of days with physical activity \> 60 minutes |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropometric parameters | 4 years | BMI (kg/m2), BMI-SDS, Waist and upper arm circumferences (cm), skinfold thickness (mm), Blood pressure (mm Hg) |
| Blood samples | 4 years | HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl), LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl), Triglycerides (mg/dl), Glucose (mg/dl), Insulin (µU/ml), Leptin (ng/ml), Adiponectin (µg/ml), Il-6 (pg/ml), hsCRP (mg/L) |
| Retinal vascular caliber | 4 years | Central retinal arteriolar (CRAE) and venular (CRVE) vessel diameters, arteriolar-to-venular-ratio |
| Physical fitness | 4 years | 6-item-test battery (points) |
| Arterial stiffness | 4 years | Sphygmograph |
| Quality of life | 4 years | Questionnaire (KINDL-R) |
| Lifestyle and socio-economic index | 4 years | Questionnaire concerning eating pattern, sitting behavior, smoking, drinking, school level parents, nationality children and parents) |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed